Calories before Macros

Alot of the time when people speak about losing weight they talk about about cutting certain foods and only eating this or that. That is all good but they would also have no understanding of how this all works. If I was to teach someone how to lose weight the first thing I would do is give them an understanding of how your body loses weight and, surprise surprise, it is not only eating certain healthy foods. You can have the healthiest meals but still gain weight, you can also eat the worst fast foods and still lose weight. but how??

The first rule to losing weight or gaining weight is to understand Calories. How many calories do you need per day. All of this depends on how active you are, your height and weight and your training intensity (assuming you do go to the gym or play sport). There are calculators that do determine your calorie intake requirements. After knowing how many calories you need you can then split these in to your macros (your carbs, fats and proteins). Understand that if you eat more calories than you need per day, you will gain weight and if you eat fewer calories then you lose weight. If you feel that you ate abit too much and you would like to make sure you still lose weight then go for an extra 30min run or walk and keep your body that little extra active in order for it to burn more energy (calories) and that is how you lose weight.

Quantity of food, in calories, determines your weight loss and weight gain. Quality of food is for your health.

In the next topics I will be able to talk about how to split the macros from the amount of calories you require everyday.

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